French — the language of love, intimacy, and poetry. That’s why Le Calme, the new French-language version of OLENA NOSALII’s song “Shtyl”, carries such symbolic weight.
This is more than just a translation — it’s a reimagining of the story.
Le Calme speaks of the most delicate moment: when two people are no longer together, yet still together one last time. When physical closeness replaces words. When the silence that follows becomes a form of freedom.
“Physical intimacy can be tender, even when it means goodbye. Sometimes we touch for the last time just to feel it’s time to move on — without pain, without drama, just with quiet inside,” explains OLENA NOSALII.
This song is for those who have lived through something similar. For those whose relationships held their bodies, but no longer their hearts.
The track is an intimate soul-pop piece with jazz undertones, turning a deeply personal female experience into a musical pause. It invites you to slow down, exhale, and look honestly at your emotions.
With this release, OLENA NOSALII gently dismantles the stereotype that goodbyes must be painful. She offers another perspective — intimacy that ends, rather than clings. And she does it in a language used to say “I love you”. But sometimes, we also need to say “I let you go.”
The French translation was crafted by Elise Vinot and Hanna Shemeliak.
A visual story for Le Calme already exists — the official music video for the original Ukrainian version, Штиль, which has gathered over 140,000 views on YouTube.
It’s a visual meditation on freedom, filmed on a shoreline where the body meets the wind and the soul meets itself.
The sea, sandy silence, and movement that symbolizes both acceptance and parting — everything Le Calme speaks of already lives in each frame.
Watch the “Штиль” music video:
Listen to “Le Calme”: https://onerpm.link/OlenaNosalii_ LeCalme
Le Calme is that moment between the last kiss and the first silence — where everything becomes clear without words.
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